Tokio, 26th March.
The House of Representatives today adopted completely the financial war programme.
Regarding the compensation of! the merchants concerned in con-! sequence of the institution of the tobacco monopoly, it was feared that a scandal would ensue, and it was circulated among the members that the position of Mr. Matsuda, the} President of the House of Repre-j sentatives, was threatened, but the trouble was tactfully averted.
The method of compensation was modified to a proportion of the gross proceeds for three years—Our oun correspondent,
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